Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures was 0.2% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Latest (2015)
0.2%
Change on year
down 4.3%
World rank
38th
of 40 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 2003
All-time low
0.2%
in 2005
Years of data
13
2001–2015
Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Kazakhstan, 2001–2015
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2015, increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Kazakhstan stood at 0.2%.
That represents a change of down 4.3% on the previous year and up 37.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Kazakhstan peaked at 0.3% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2005.
Kazakhstan ranks 38th of 40 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.2% | — |
| 2002 | 0.2% | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | +37.5% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | -18.2% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | -40.7% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | +25.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | +31.6% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | -20.0% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | +30.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | -15.4% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | -4.3% |
Kazakhstan compared with similar countries
- Kazakhstan's 0.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6%, 40% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Kazakhstan's 0.2% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.7%, 32% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kazakhstan
More health data for Kazakhstan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.35 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3158 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 825.8 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 660 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.58 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0485 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Kazakhstan?
- Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Kazakhstan was 0.2% in 2015, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2003.
- What is the lowest increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2005.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures?
- Kazakhstan ranks 38th out of 40 countries with data for 2015.
- Is increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kazakhstan data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures, expressed as a proportion of a relative poverty line - 60% of median daily per capita consumption or income (%, national, rural, urban). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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